voice!

[beneathbluerafters]

[ People might not be too happy to see him after the malt shop incident, so Klarion's keeping a relatively low profile and sticking with voice for now. Typing would be better for anonymity, but... well, Klarion still sucks at typing, a post like this would take him forever. Voice it is! ]

I have two questions!

One: I've heard that there's meant to be an age limit to the All Hallow's Eve tradition of 'trick-or-treating'. At what age is it considered unacceptable, and why does anyone care when there are treats to be had and tricks to be played?

Two - no, I suppose that's three questions. Very well. Question number three: how common is magic in your home world? I'm curious.

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voice;

[fistofthejoestar]

[fortunately for Klarion, Jonathan wasn't present for the aforementioned incident, so he's answering pretty pleasantly. and. also ignoring that third question because haha shit he don't wanna talk about.]

I wasn't aware that they'd placed an age limit on the custom here. At home the only requirement seemed to be possession of a costume and lantern.

It seems a bit counterproductive to be so restrictive when the goal is chasing away evil spirits.

[beneathbluerafters]

That's the goal? Trick-or-treaters are almost doing a public service!

voice

[glitterateur]

There really shouldn't be an age limit, only a jerk limit. You can only trick-or-treat if you're going to be nice to people younger than you!

And magic's kind of common? [Sort of. She thinks back.] Or maybe it's really common in some places in my world and not around at all in other places!

[beneathbluerafters]

[ Mabel, you're becoming his go-to expert for this stuff! ]

As long as the respect and consideration goes both ways! I've seen groups of children attack en masse before, I've no doubt they could take down people twice their size if they wanted the candy strongly enough.

It's hard to tell, isn't it? Some people seem utterly baffled by the concept.

video;

[bodyshots]

Well, I guess past a certain age, most teenagers think they're too 'cool' for free candy.

If you ask me, I say 'who cares, go for it'!

video

[beneathbluerafters]

[ ... Okay, he'll switch to video for Yang. Yang's cool and probably doesn't want to punch him in the face. ]

I can only assume that after a certain point, most teenagers lose their sense of taste and fun.

AUDIO.

[selfimage]

And tricks all that much better than treats, if you ask the right person. There's never an age limit on tricks.

[ says the god of mischief. ]

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[beneathbluerafters]

Indeed! They're good for any occasion, I find.

[ says the overpowered magic brat with a skewed moral compass! ]

video;

[glampop]

[He doesn't know many modern traditions yet. So, he'll search 'the Google' and get back to this guy.

One second.

Answer pending.]

A website says twelve. It's a holiday for children, now-- unless you go to a party and dress up as... sassy...

[Peering at another portion of his screen which is showing the 'sassy' costumes and mm, okay then. Distracted for a second there.]

Hm-- I won't call Ripple magic. It isn't any slight of hand. But abilities beyond regular humans exist, and creatures, too.

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[beneathbluerafters]

"Sassy"... ?

[ Do you dare try to explain the concept of sassy halloween costumes to him, Caesar? do you dare ]

And slight of hand is rarely involved in real magics, that's reserved for sideshows and card games. Anyone who calls themselves a magician or witch and can only do those sorts of tricks is either a liar, or distressingly misinformed.

[aggressiveapathy]

There are no age limits to tricks.

[beneathbluerafters]

Oh, I'm well aware. It's the candy that I'm more concerned with!

[klutziness]

There's an age limit?

[beneathbluerafters]

That's what I'm trying to find out!

voice.

[sleuthtastic]

As a categorical rule, you should never listen to anyone who naysays candy.

voice.

[beneathbluerafters]

Oh, I have no intention of doing so! I was just curious about the general opinion.

voice

[performance]

[ Comm reads Robin. ]

One, the age limit's kind of nebulous and varies from person to person, but as long as you have a costume and don't look like a creepy old person, it's probably okay. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a member of the fun police and shouldn't be trusted.

Two and/or three... depends how you define magic.

voice

[beneathbluerafters]

The costume is a strict requirement? Hm. That explains some things...


... Which Robin are you? You're not the one who helped me deal with Uriah, are you?

[askedtobe]

I always thought age didn't really matter as long as you were wearing a costume.

And magic? Don't think it really exists where I come from.

[beneathbluerafters]

None? What a pity. Your world must be terribly dull.

[heartboxer]

I believe if you are considered an adult, it is quite rude to take things that are meant for children.

[ It's said in a tone that's genuinely not condescending. Armstrong isn't quite familiar with Halloween, and his next statement will make that somewhat apparent. ]

I believe it is tradition that, since the adults buy the candy for the kids, it means all adults are discouraged from taking it for free.

[beneathbluerafters]

[ There's a long, long pause before he replies. ]

... That may be the most logical explanation I've heard so far!

voice.

[delegation]

Well, first thing's off, that sort of depends on where you are. You try to go trick-or-treating in some kind of cartoon costume in downtown wherever, USA, as a seventeen year old, see that probably won't yield you that much candy. For maximum candy retention, you either need to find a small gaggle of elementary school children who can be easily lassoed and tricked with percentages and whitewashing a fence, that sort of thing, or you need to find a really sexy version of a really common profession and go to frathouse row. Although basically once you're over four and a half feet talk the easiest way to get candy is to wait until the day after and snatch up everything the stores couldn't sell the night before.

As for the magic thing, totally common! Various degrees and all that, but I was a water god back home - the powers I have here are merely a pale facsimile, I curse those above us every day for such dishonorable treatment of a fellow higher being, et cetera, in nomine dei-ouchebags. But godship and magic are remarkably similar when you get right down to it.

[beneathbluerafters]

I understand the logic of enlisting small children, but what does washing fences have to do with anything? And buying candy after the fact defeats the purpose of the entire holiday!

[ ... You know what, he's heard of weirder things than water gods. He'll roll with it, even if he doesn't have a very high opinion of religious figures in general.]

Magics require less blind devotion and religious worship towards deities who may or may not exist, I find.

voice.

[altercate]

People start caring when you're old enough to buy your own candy.

[beneathbluerafters]

Even if the legal system still sees you as a child?